In the general elections of 2023, 95 million eligible voters will choose the next president, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Mahmood Yakubu, the commission’s chairman, gave a speech at a gathering held at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) headquarters in Washington, DC, along with Yiaga Africa and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
He asserts that 95 million registered voters will cast ballots in the 2023 elections, choosing President Muhammadu Buhari’s replacement.
Yakubu further disclosed that Nigeria now has 22 million more registered voters than all of West Africa, which has 73 million voters in all across the 14 nations.
There are 18 political groups competing to produce the, he said.
95 million voters will choose the next president. In 2019, more than 84 million people were eligible to vote. However, we are likely to add at least 10 million Nigerians with the most recent Continuous Registration of Voters (CVR), bringing the total number of registered voters to 95 million. The election is notable because the current President, who is serving his second and final term, is ineligible to run. I will speak this in front of this audience repeatedly and not grow weary of doing so: There are 15 nations in West Africa, including Nigeria. However, there are 73 million registered voters throughout the 14 nations. The 95 million will be in Nigeria. There will therefore be 22 million more voters in Nigeria is larger than all of West Africa combined. Every time Nigeria holds elections, it’s like all of West Africa is casting a ballot. And at 176, 846 polling places, these 95 million voters will cast their ballots.
In addition to the presidential election, 28 of the country’s 36 states will have governorship elections. Elections will be held for the President, all 109 Senatorial districts in the nation, 360 Federal constituencies, 993 State constituencies, and other offices in a total of 1,491 constituencies, for which 12,163 candidates are being supported by 18 political parties.
Our website lists each candidate’s name, age, disability status, academic background, party affiliation, and constituency in which they are running for office.
elections at the federal and state levels. 14 crucial tasks for the Commission to complete before election day were included in the timetable the Commission set in February of this year. Nine out of the 14 activities have so far been completed effectively, and nationwide political party and candidate campaigning has started.
“Since the 2019 general elections, we have held 103 bye elections and off-cycle elections, and we have learned a great deal from each of them. To ensure the credibility of the voting process and to promote openness, we have implemented innovations. The numerous innovative elements of the new Electoral Act have given the innovations legal support. I want to express my gratitude for the civil society organizations and other stakeholders for the intense advocacy leading to the passage of the new law.”
